Combined envelope and writing sheet



'Nov. 12, 1946 H. F. AUGER 2,410,858

" COMBINED ENVELOPE AND WRITING SHEET Filed April 24', 1945 fatentedNov. 12, 1946 COMBINED ENVELOPE AND WRITING SHEET Henry F. Auger,Medford, Mass., assignor of onehalf to Lewis H. Peters, Mcdford, Mass.

Application April 24, 1945, Serial No. 590,057

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to envelopes of the stationery type, and moreparticularly to envelopes adapted to hold relatively small articles tobe sent through the mail.

Every so often the occasion arises where a person wants to send a smallarticle such as a handkerchief, a few coins, a souvenir present, etc.,to another person. Heretofore, the sender usually hesitated to use aconventional enevelope for this purpose for fear it may be torn tooreadily and the article lost, also because an enclosed covering note orletter may become more or less crumbled by the article and might castreflections on the senders reputation of good taste. Hence, most personspreferred to do the article up in a small package, send it through themail, and send a covering note by separate mail, usually involving notonly tedious efforts to obtain a neat package but a trip to the postoffice as well.

It is the aim and object of the present invention to provide an envelopewhich serves as a neat package for small articles, has a special placeon which to write a covering note, may be sealed as quickly and simplyas a conventional envelope, is not liable to be readily torn, and maysimply be dropped into the nearest mail box on putting the properpostage stamp or stamps thereon.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention, together with meanswhereby the latter may be carried into efiect will best be understoodfrom the following description of an illustrative embodiment shown inthe accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of anopen envelope embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a section through the envelope when sealed.

Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of envelopes embodying the presentinvention in modified ways.

Referring to Fig. 1, the envelope I is formed from a blank folded toprovide a pocket section having inturned side portions I I, anintermediate flap I2 continuous with the back I3 of the pocket sectionand creased at I4 so as to be foldable against the front I5 of saidpocket section, and a seal flap I6 continuous with the intermediate flapI2 and creased at H so as to be foldable against the back I3 of saidpocket section II in order to close the envelope in the manner shown inFig. 2. The paper from which the envelope I0 is made is preferably,though not necessarily, somewhat stronger than that from which ordinarystationery envelopes are made.

Cemented to the intermediate flap I2 is one half I8 of a preferablypre-folded Writing sheet I 9. The sheet I 9 has a width sufficient tooverlap the inner edges of the inturned portions II when the envelope isclosed and thereby serve as a back for the pocket and as a reinforcingmember for the envelope. The seal flap I6 is provided with adhesivestrips as at 20, and the intermediate flap I2 is provided with adhesivestrips as at 2I, for sealing the side edges of the envelope by adheringto the inturned portions I I.

In using the envelope, advantage may first be taken of the writing sheetI9 to pen a note, whereupon the article to be sent, for instance, ahandkerchief 22 (Fig. 2), is inserted into the pocket section. Thecement-lined portions 2| of the intermediate flap l2 may then be wetted,whereupon said intermediate flap with the folded writing sheet I9thereon is foldedagainst the front I5 of the pocket section and presseddown at the cement-lined portions 2| thereof in order to cause adherenceof the intermediate flap I2 to the pocket section. The cement-linedportion 20 of the seal flap I6 is next wetted and the latter folded andpressed against the back I 3 of the pocket section to complete thesealing of the envelope Ill. The recipients name and address, as well asthe senders return address may be written on and the proper postagestamp or stamps attached to the outer face 25 of the intermediate flapI2 before or after the envelope is sealed. To facilitate the addressingof the envelope, particularly before the same is closed and sealed, theouter face 25 of the intermediate flap I2 may be marked in any suitablemanner to indicate its reservation for the recipients name and address,the senders return address and the postage stamp or stamps. Forinstance, the outer face 25 of the intermediate flap I2 may have linesimprinted (not shown) on which to write the above-mentioned data, or mayhave a rectangle (not shown) imprinted in the proper corner to indicatethe place for the postage stamp or stamps.

The modified envelope It! of Fig. 3 is particularly well suited for abrief covering note requiring no more space than that on an averagepostcard. To this end, no separate writing sheet is attached to theintermediate flap I2, but the inner face 26 of the latter is used to penthe note.

Another modified envelope is shown in Fig. 4, in which, in addition tothe inner face 26' of the intermediate flap I 2", a short sheet ofwriting paper 2! may be used to write a note. The writing sheet 21 maybe cemented to the intermediate flap I2" in the manner shown at 28 inFig. 4, and

creased as at 29 to facilitate the unfolding of the sheet 2'! forwriting thereon.

While either one of the envelopes described herein is Well suited forpersonal use, it is equally well suited for commercial use. Forinstance, a manufacturer of small articles may prefer the type ofenvelope disclosed herein to costly wrappings or packages, for thepurpose of sending the article through the mail or offering it to thepublic in stores. The space in or on the envelope provided for writingmay be used advantageously for instructions, an invoice, etc.

I claim:

An envelope comprising a, blank of paper, ofa shape adapted to be foldedto provide a portion forming a pocket section having inturnedsideportions, a seal portion and anintermediate por- 4 tion of substantiallythe same width and length as the pocket section, said seal portion andsaid intermediate portion having adhesive strips at their edge portions,and a sheet of paper secured to a face of said intermediate portion andadapted to overlap the inner edges of said inturned side portions andserve as a partial closure for the pocket section-rand as a reinforcingmember for side portions to seal the sides of said pocket section whenthe envelope is closed.

HENRY F. AUGER.

